Patient's question:
What Chinese herbal remedies can be used for a slightly jaundiced newborn who is two weeks old to bathe? The hospital recommended blue light treatment, but I didn't go because I think it's too pity to expose such a small baby to blue light. Another doctor said it's hemolytic jaundice and no medicine is needed, it will improve on its own. Now I don't know what to do. What can be used to bathe a newborn with high jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Newborns have a jaundice period, which generally subsides on its own. They should drink more water in the meantime to promote metabolism. If the jaundice is high, blue light therapy and some jaundice-reducing medications can be considered, while viral hepatitis should be ruled out. Pay attention to keeping the newborn warm, provide early feeding, ensure adequate water and calorie supply, promote early passage of meconium, and reduce the enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin to alleviate the severity of physiological jaundice.